Circadians: First Light First Edition, marks S J Macdonald’s launch into the cosmos sci-fi genre with a competent competitive worker-placement crunch packed into a tiny box. 1-4 players embody colonialist astronauts competing for the prestige of who can better establish humanity on a foreign planet inhabited by alien civilizations.
Did you ever play with a bunch of random toys as a kid and create an epic battle that didn’t really make sense? Like, robots and dinosaurs against ninjas and vampires? If you did, or have ever dreamed about the ultimate battle royale, then O.P. Arena is the
Berried Treasure, a reskin of Buried Treasure from 1992, maintains the enjoyable yet unimpressive experience of the original game with the addition of an adorable theme. 2-5 players act as ravenous rodents who have weaseled their way into an unguarded but well stocked pie shop. Over the course of three
Die Hard is synonymous with action and is widely considered a classic with the property being found in nearly every medium available, from the original novel to an arcade classic and multiple console releases. But the question here is: how does Die Hard translate to a board game setting? The
Back in 2017, Wizkids came out with Fantasy Realms, a shorter game about optimizing scoring on a hand of cards that have interesting interactions. While I enjoyed the game, it definitely wasn’t without its share of faults, and I decided against picking it up for myself. Five years later
Recently, there has been a massive increase in both the number and quality of introductory board games. From Quacks of Quedlinburg, to My City, to Pan Am, there is a glut of games out there that I can put in front of my non-gamer friends and family that we will
You maneuver your trireme through dangerous whirlpools, dodge deadly hydras, and pick up a few god powers as you attempt to beat your opponents in a daring, fast, and thrill-filled race to the finish line. That all sounds like a great time but Greece Lightning doesn’t quite deliver on
For too long, Lords of Waterdeep was held up as the king of introductory worker placement games. I always felt weird about it, though; while it has a simplicity and straightforwardness that makes it seem good for people new to the scene, there isn’t really much room for player
